Scottish Water trials bacteria monitor set to revolutionise water sampling technology
Scottish Water is the first utility in Europe to use new online technology which will revolutionise water sampling across the country.
Southern Water injects high performance car technology into water network
Southern Water is collaborating with Ricardo to inject high performance car technology into its water distribution networks.
Yorkshire Water: pioneering waste plant now fully operational
A new era of electricity generation has dawned in North Yorkshire after a pioneering energy from waste plant was declared fully operational.
Fixed network monitoring could be key to driving leakage reduction in the water sector
In the first in a series of Expert Focus articles on technology-led solutions which can drive down leakage, Kevin Brook, Sales Director at Primayer examines the advantages of fixed networks - the results, the economics and the technology - compared with traditional approaches.
£1.2m EU grant helps UK startup to accelerate commercialisation of technology to remove micropollutants from wastewater
CustoMem, a startup company founded in 2015 by two Imperial College London graduates, Henrik Hagemann and Gabi Santosa, has received a substantial £1.2m (€1.4m) grant from the Horizon 2020 SME Instrument that will accelerate its pilot phase.
Interview: SW Water Operations Chief discusses network leakage, innovation and resilience
Bob Taylor, Operations Director Drinking Water Services, South West Water, UK talks about network leakage, innovation and resilience ahead of the 9th Global Leakage Summit he is chairing in London next month
Innovative leakage technology to be showcased at Global Leakage Summit 2018
Innovative leakage technology is set to be showcased at the upcoming Global Leakage Summit 2018 next month which takes place in London on 13th-14th March.
Yorkshire Water uses VR gaming technology to design new treatment sites
Engineers at Yorkshire Water are turning to virtual reality technology developed by The University of Sheffield to help design and visualise new treatment works which could help save the company £1million in design costs by 2020.
Kroll: natural resources businesses report high levels of fraud, cyber & security incidents in 2017
Fraud, cyber, and security risks are continuing to reach high levels in the natural resources sector, according to senior corporate executives surveyed worldwide for the 2017/18 Kroll Annual Global Fraud & Risk Report.
New nanoporous metal foams uses sunlight to remove micropollutants from water
A research team from the University of Bath is leading the way in creating a new, more efficient way for the water industry to safely remove micropollutants from water without increasing their carbon footprint.
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South West Water explores new approach to sludge dewatering in UK-first municipal trial
South West Water has hosted the first municipal trial of the Fournier Rotary Press in the UK, assessing its potential to improve sludge dewatering performance and support future biosolids standards. -
Uniwater strengthens its UK presence with acquisition of Hy‑Ram Engineering
Uniwater has acquired Hy-Ram Engineering, a specialist in tooling, products and hire for the water sector, based in Mansfield, England. -
Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd in new collaboration for Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal
Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd have announced a collaboration agreement to bring Clean TeQ Water's Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal technologies to water utilities across the UK. -
BactoSense ID cuts wastewater and bathing water bacteria testing from days to minutes
Near-real-time microbial monitoring of wastewater discharge and bathing waters is now possible thanks to the BactoSense ID solution created by Swiss-based bNovate Technologies.
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Southern Water showcases last footage inside Yew Hill Reservoir before filling
Southern Water has released film and images showing what it’s like to walk inside Hampshire’s expanded Yew Hill underground reservoir for the very last time, before it gets filled with water. -
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